Honoring the women who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion and the Dharma
For National Women’s History Month, InsightLA thanks and honors all the women around the globe who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion, and the Dharma in its many for... Read more
Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal Smash Convention
Honoring the women who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion and the Dharma
For National Women’s History Month, InsightLA thanks and honors all the women around the globe who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion, and the Dharma in its many forms. This... Read more
Inner Wyoming
One time when my colleague Joseph Goldstein and I were visiting a friend in Houston, we all went out to a restaurant to order takeout. As we were waiting for the food to be prepared, Joseph struck up a conversation with the young man working behind th... Read more
Gender Equity in Buddhism
Honoring the women who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion and the Dharma
For National Womens History Month, InsightLA thanks and honors all the women around the globe who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion, and the Dharma in its m... Read more
Unlocking the Wisdom of the Body
At 12 years old I became a professional dancer, and for the past 25 years I have been a personal trainer. My entire professional life has focused on the body. However, I had not recognized my body as a source of wisdom until I began my mindfulness of ... Read more
Mindfulness for the Neurodiverse Community
The term Neurodiversity was originally coined by the autism community and acknowledges that individuals have different ways of thinking, learning, and processing information**
A number of years ago I was preparing to teach a meditation class when I ... Read more
This Body
The first foundation of mindfulness is the body, the ground of our existence. The Buddha wanted us to feel “the body in the body, the breath in the breath.” He urged us to get to know the body from within the actual felt experience of being this body,... Read more
Many Thanks to The Morning Community Sit
Three years ago this March, while people were confined and fearful due to the looming uncertainties of Covid, Beth Sternlieb began a daily community mediation group. Meant to last only a few weeks until things got back to normal, this gatherin... Read more
Healing Your Ancestral Lineage
The topics of ancestors, family trees, and our lineage are not ones that westerners understand very well. We weren’t brought up to think about our place in a living lineage or how the land where our ancestors lived for generations is a part of our ene... Read more
Living in Harmony
I have a secret to share with you: the Buddha’s teachings on sila or “ethical conduct” are actually my favorite teachings. If for some reason I was never able to formally practice meditation again, I might actually be okay, because I would still be ab... Read more